For the last year I have been employed as an animal kennel technician charged with ensuring the care and wellbeing of hundreds of dogs and cats. During my time as kennel technician, I cared for various breeds and temperaments of dogs and greatly enjoyed caring for each of these animals in turn. In addition to my work as a kennel technician, I have had three months experience volunteering with the Denton Animal Support Foundation during my schooling at the University of North Texas. My role with the DASF was simply to help get the dogs accustomed to friendly human contact by walking and playing with these animals that had often had traumatic past experiences of being abandoned or abused. To me, companionship and trust are crucial features that allow our pets to love us just as we love them. I’ve been raised with dogs my whole life and consider them as part of the family. This is why I’ve decided to become a dog walker and sitter on Rover, so that I can continue to care for the animals which have such an important impact on our lives.